Workplace

WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS rose in Rhode Island but fell in Massachusetts from 2010 to 2011. / COURTESY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SOCIAL INSURANCE

Workers’ compensation benefits rise in R.I., fall in Mass.

Workplace 08/20/2013

WASHINGTON – Benefits paid for workers’ compensation increased in Rhode Island and much of the nation, but fell in Massachusetts in 2011, according to...

TO THE POINT: GTECH Senior Director of Corporate Communications Angela Geryak Wiczek delivers the company’s messages clearly, a habit she learned from years as a journalist. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

GTECH communicator pitches clear connections

Workplace 06/01/2013

The broadcast-news business in four states helped Angela Geryak Wiczek earn her chops in communications before it lost her in 1999 to the staff...

SEVENTY-FIVE Rhode Island companies were honored at the 19th annual Worksite Health Awards, presented by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce. / COURTESY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

75 honored in Worksite Health awards

Workplace 05/29/2013

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce have recognized 75 companies from across the...

SENESCO MARINE LLC is one of 20 Rhode Island companies to receive a total of $60,000 in 'Express Grants' from the Governor's Workforce Board. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN McDONALD

GWB awards R.I. firms $60K in skills-training grants

Workplace 05/13/2013

PROVIDENCE – The Governor’s Workforce Board announced Monday that it has awarded more than $60,000 in “Express Grants” to 20 local firms. The strategic...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND campus is under lockdown as police investigate the report of a gunman. / COURTESY THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Non-negotiable furloughs increase turnover, hurt firms, says URI

Workplace 04/11/2013

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The survey responses of about 200 furloughed state employees, who were denied input in managing their time off showed higher emotional...

9 R.I. employers nominated for Freedom Award

Workplace 03/22/2013

(Updated, 12:33 p.m.) WASHINGTON – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense operational committee, today announced nine Rhode Island National Guard...

CVS adds health screening to company plan, with incentive

Workplace 03/19/2013

BOSTON – CVS Caremark Corp. has instituted a policy that requires employees using the company’s health insurance plan to undergo a health screening by...

R.I. businesses earn workplace flexibility awards

Workplace 02/28/2013

PROVIDENCE – Six Rhode Island businesses have been recognized for excellent workplace flexibility by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and the R.I. State...

THE BEACON MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. will issue a policyholder dividend for the third consecutive year. Above: Beacon Mutual's Warwick headquarters. / COURTESY RGB ARCHITECTS

Beacon Mutual to issue 4% policyholder dividend

Workplace 01/10/2013

WARWICK – The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. will issue a 4 percent dividend payment to its 11,700 policyholders, the company announced Thursday. Beacon Mutual, Rhode...